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fanboyriot's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was amazing and it had so many sweet moments. The characters were written so beautifully and I loved them so much. I might not know anything about baseball but this book had me so invested. I loved it so much. The queer and trans rep was so comforting to read and I really liked the found family tropes.

While there was a bit of mentioned with Luis and Gene’s history in college there isn’t much of an explanation, and they kinda rush into being friends again pretty suddenly. Their dynamic was really cute though, Gene being an optimistic ray of sunshine and Luis being the shadow of anxiety in the corner of a room.

Read For

✓ Achillean

✓ Teammates

✓ Found Family

✓ Baseball Romance

✓ Grumpy x Sunshine

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Sad Level: 💧

Plot: 5/10

Pace: 7/10

Ending: 9/10

Characters: 10/10

Enjoyability: 9/10

Writing Style: 9/10

Would I Recommend? Yes

Favorite Character: Gene

Favorite Quote: ❝ Gene considers asking him how far, exactly, the stick up his ass is wedged, and if maybe the case is terminal. ❞

POV: Third Person

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Release Date: 09, April 2024

Rep/Extras: Gay Transman MC, Gay Latine MC, Gay Side Characters, Hearing Impaired Side Character, Panic Disorder/Anxiety Rep, Mental Health

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ali1311's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a very sweet book! I really liked the characters and found myself rooting for them quickly. Gene's narration style takes a minute to get used to, but once you do, I think it works. This story was clearly very carefully thought out and had a lot of heart.

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garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Okay so yes this was a baseball romance but I kinda could've done with less baseball lol

Overall this was a great story. The relationship between the two MCs, between the one MC and his best friend, and the MCs' personal journeys. All worthwhile.

🎧 Single POV, single narrator.

🌶️ 4/5 for only a few scenes but it gets a bump up for depicting explicit gay trans sex because I rarely see that (this is at least partially my own fault in the books I pick but anyways it's underrepresented is my point)

🏳️‍🌈✊ The protagonist is a trans man (so is the author). His love interest is Latine. They

are both gay

. I don't have any lived experience as a trans person, a man, or a gay person. But from my perspective this story honored the characters' experiences and humanity by creating complex beings with multiple motivations who were very relatable. So it really worked IMHO.

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3readingcircus's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Trans MMC
ASL rep
ADHD rep
Anxiety
Brief Down syndrome mention (minor character)

Loved this book!

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solson5212's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved the focus on trans joy and trans individuals in sports. I'm a fan of both baseball and a good romance so the two were perfect for me. My only issue with the book was a wording choice used - the use of "hold down the fort." Social justice communities are moving away from this term given its historical basis in colonialism. This move, however, is relatively new, so the author may not have known about it.

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wjquick32's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Just when I mentioned how much I love seeing trans rep in my queer romances, here comes a beautiful, heartfelt, moving book about a gay trans man by a queer trans author. I was enthralled, every single page.

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ldevampurr's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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shaipanda's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Shshsusjjsbskajsjosnsj THIS WAS AMAZINGGG 💕💕💕 by far the best thing I’ve read in a bit and absolutely insanely good for a debut novel
Loved the characters, related to the rep almost a concerning amount lmao and just their story was so well done and lovely

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